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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Particulars. | Results. |
|---|---|
| Slaughtering on unlicensed premises | Fined 5s. and costs. |
| Carting offensive house refuse through the streets at Mitcham | Fined 40s. Od. and 7s. 6d. costs. |
| Slaughtering on unlicensed premises | Fined 20s. Od. and 7s. 6d. costs. |
| Ditto | Fined 20s. Od. and 7s. 6d. costs. |
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS.
During the year the undermentioned number of houses
have been dealt with under the Housing of the Working
Classes Acts:—
Number of houses inspected 281
Number of houses considered so dangerous or injurious
to health as to be unfit for habitation 69
Number of houses in previous group which were made
fit for habitation without representation to Local
Authority 37
Number of formal representations to Local Authority
with a view to the issue of a Closing Order
Number of Closing Orders made 9
Number of houses represented unfit for human habitation
which were made fit without Closing Orders 2
Number of houses in which defects were remedied after
the issue of Closing Orders
Number of houses voluntary closed by owners 2
Number of houses voluntary demolished by owners 12